Extracting tool



June 17 1924. 1,498,040

7 w. B. JOHNSON EXTRACTING TOOL Filed 001:. 23 1922 Patented June 17, 1924.

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' Application filed October 23, 1822. Serial No. 596,434.

new and useful Improvements in Extracting Tools, of which the following is a specification. r

The tool which is the subject matter of the present application for patent has been designed more particularl for extracting stud bolts, stay bolts an similar screwthreaded fasteners which are headless, and the object of the invention is to rovide a very simple and efiicient tool by t e use of which the removal of such fasteners is readily efi'ected without mutilation of the threads thereof.

With the object stated in view, the invention consists m a novel combination and arran ement of parts to be hereinafter describe and claimed, and in order that the same may be better understood, reference is had to the accompanying drawing, wherein- Figure 1 is a central longitudinal section of the tool showing the manner in which it is used, and

Figs. 2 and 3 are cross-sections on the lines 2-2 and 33 of Fig. 1.

The preferred-embodiment'of the invention has been disclosed, but it will be understood that various changes and modifications may be made without a departure from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed hereinafter. f 1

In the drawing, 5 denotes the main body member of the tool, the same being elongated and of angular cross-section so that it may provi ed;

be-readily grasped with a wrench. The body 5 has a longitudinal recess 6 o ening throu h one end thereof, the other on being close Throu h the'last-mentioned end of the body'5 is t eaded a screw 7 which extends into the recess 6. C.

The recess 6 has an inward taper, and in the same is mounted a circular series of workippin jaws 8, three of such being owever any other number of ews may he used. The back of the jaws 8 are tapered to correspond to the taper of the recess 6, and hence when they are drawn into said recess they approach each other to grip the belt or other work 9 which they encircle. The inner faces of the jaws are threaded, as shown at 8, to match the threads of the bolt 9.

The jaws 8 are operated by the screw 7, the inner end of the latter which is located in the recess 6 having'an encircling groove 10, and the inner ends of the jaws having inturned lugs 11 seating loosely. in said oove. Attheir upper ends, the jaws also ave an external groove to seat a resilientring or band 12 which encircles the series of jaws and holds the same at their inner ends loosely connected to the inner'end of the screw 7.

The screw 7 is swiveled to the jaws 8 and when said screw is turned in the direction to draw the jaws. farther into the recess 6, they approach each other to tightly grip the work 9. A wrench or other suitable tool may now be applied to the body 5 to rotate the same in a direction to. unscrew the work 9, thereby efi'ecting the removal thereof from the part into which it.was screwed. In order to prevent rotation of the jaws'8 in the recess 6, the wall of the latter has longitudinal grooves 13 in which slidably seat ribs 14 on the back of the jaws. The tool hereinbefore described is very simple in construction, highly efiicient in operation, the removal of a headless bolt or similar threaded member being readily effected without danger of mutilating the threads thereof. The tool may be provided with several sets of jaws to fit bolts of various diameters.

I claim:

1. An extracting tool comprisin a body havin external wrench ipping aces and provi ed with an interna inwardly tapered recess openin through one end thereof, a correspondin y tapered expansible and contractible wor gripping device slidably but non-rotatably mounted in said recess, said device comprising a plurality of separable segments, and a screw threaded through the opposite end of said body and having its inner end swivelly and positively connected with the innerend of said device for sliding it in bothdirections. s i

2. An extracting tool comprising a body member havin a recess'opening through one the ' end thereo and tapered inwardly, a screw threaded through the other end of the body member and extending into the recess, a circular series of work-gripping jaws slidably mounted in the recess and tapered externally to corresfiond to the ta er of the recess, said jaws aving inturne lugs at their inner ends, and the mner end of the screw having a circumferential groove in which said lugs loosel; seat, and a resilient band encirclin the aws for retaining the lugs 10 thereof 1n the groove of the screw.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

WILLIAM B. JOHNSON. 

